CITY COUNCIL OF OVIEDO
APPROVES SCOOTERING AT RIPPIN’ RIVERSIDE
SKATE PARK STARTING MAY 12, 2017

Local Teenage Scooters
Present Their Case to City Council Members and Get OK’d

OVIEDO, FL – May 11,
2017 – As of tomorrow afternoon, local youth residing in Oviedo, Florida and
adjacent communities will be allowed to practice their scootering skills at the
Rippin’ Riverside Skate Park every Friday afternoon from 4PM – 8:45PM.
Scootering will now be officially permitted at the skate park located at 1608
Lockwood Blvd, in Oviedo, FL starting Friday, May 12, 2017 after a group of
teenagers expressed their case to the city council earlier this year. They went to the council to express how
difficult it was to travel to Orlando Skate Park from Oviedo to practice their
scootering skills because the skate park in Oviedo did not allow it. Until tomorrow, only skateboarding and BMX
was permitted.

“Back in January, a
young rider came to my store from Oviedo to buy a scooter. I mentioned that he
was lucky to live in Oviedo because they have an awesome skate park. He
mentioned to me that he and his friends actually had to drive all the way to
Orlando Skate Park because the one in Oviedo did not allow scooters,” said
Catherine Ojeda Figueroa, owner of Redi to Pedi Pro Scooters in Orlando. “They had asked skate park officials numerous
times to allow them to scoot, and were told they couldn’t. So I encouraged these kids to present their
case to the Oviedo City Council with scooters in hand, and they did! It’s great that instead of complaining about
the challenge they faced, they took action and made a difference. How brave of
them!”

Pro Scootering is an
extreme sport that is similar to skateboarding and BMX. It’s very popular
in Europe and Australia and is starting to become a big trend in the U.S.
A World Championship is held in Barcelona, Spain, and just this past April, a
regional qualifier for the North American Championship was held in Boca Raton,
Florida. The North American Championship was held in Chino, California this
past weekend.

One
of the local 13-year olds who participated in the council meeting is thrilled
with the Oviedo City Council’s decision stating, “It means I can practice a lot
more with ramps so I can get better, instead of having to drive super far to go
to a skate park.” The boy’s identity is
not revealed because he is a minor. The Rippin' Riverside Skate Park is a 30,000 square
feet lighted skate park with street course and bowls. For more information
visit
http://cityofoviedo.net/node/2264